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Fred M. Ssewamala
Researcher at Washington University in St. Louis
Publications - 185
Citations - 6077
Fred M. Ssewamala is an academic researcher from Washington University in St. Louis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Psychological intervention & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 135 publications receiving 4369 citations. Previous affiliations of Fred M. Ssewamala include University of Chicago & New America Foundation.
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Our future: a Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing
George C Patton,George C Patton,Susan M Sawyer,Susan M Sawyer,Susan M Sawyer,John S. Santelli,David Ross,David Ross,Rima Afifi,Nicholas B. Allen,Nicholas B. Allen,Monika Arora,Peter Azzopardi,Peter Azzopardi,Wendy Baldwin,Chris Bonell,Ritsuko Kakuma,Elissa Kennedy,Jaqueline Mahon,Terry McGovern,Ali H. Mokdad,Vikram Patel,Vikram Patel,Suzanne Petroni,Nicola J. Reavley,Kikelomo Taiwo,Jane Waldfogel,Dakshitha Wickremarathne,Carmen Barroso,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Adesegun O. Fatusi,Amitabh Mattoo,Amitabh Mattoo,Judith Diers,Jing Fang,Jane Ferguson,Fred M. Ssewamala,Russell M Viner +38 more
TL;DR: This Commission outlines the opportunities and challenges for investment in adolescent health and wellbeing at both country and global levels (panel 1).
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Global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors for young people's health during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.
Ali H. Mokdad,Mohammad H. Forouzanfar,Farah Daoud,Arwa A. Mokdad,Charbel El Bcheraoui,Maziar Moradi-Lakeh,Maziar Moradi-Lakeh,Hmwe H Kyu,Ryan M Barber,Joseph Wagner,Kelly Cercy,Hannah Kravitz,Megan Coggeshall,Adrienne Chew,Kevin F. O'Rourke,Caitlyn Steiner,Marwa Tuffaha,Raghid Charara,Essam A bdullah Al-Ghamdi,Yaser Adi,Rima Afifi,Hanan Alahmadi,Fadia AlBuhairan,Fadia AlBuhairan,Nicholas B. Allen,Mohammad A. AlMazroa,Abdulwahab A. Al-Nehmi,Zulfa AlRayess,Monika Arora,Peter Azzopardi,Carmen Barroso,Mohammed Basulaiman,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Chris Bonell,Cecilia Breinbauer,Louisa Degenhardt,Donna M. Denno,Jing Fang,Adesegun O. Fatusi,Andrea B. Feigl,Ritsuko Kakuma,Nadim E. Karam,Elissa Kennedy,Tawfik Ahmed Muthafer Khoja,Fadi T. Maalouf,Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer,Amitabh Mattoo,Amitabh Mattoo,Terry McGovern,Ziad A. Memish,George A. Mensah,Vikram Patel,Vikram Patel,Suzanne Petroni,Nicola J. Reavley,Diego R ios Zertuche,Mohammad Al Saeedi,John S. Santelli,Susan M Sawyer,Susan M Sawyer,Fred M. Ssewamala,Kikelomo Taiwo,Muhammad Tantawy,Russell M Viner,Jane Waldfogel,Maria P aola Zuñiga,Mohsen Naghavi,Haidong Wang,Theo Vos,Alan D. Lopez,Alan D. Lopez,Abdullah A. Al Rabeeah,George C Patton,George C Patton,Christopher J L Murray +74 more
TL;DR: The past, present, and anticipated burden of disease in young people aged 10-24 years from 1990 to 2013 is reported using data on mortality, disability, injuries, and health risk factors.
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Asset ownership and health and mental health functioning among AIDS-orphaned adolescents: findings from a randomized clinical trial in rural Uganda.
TL;DR: Significant positive effects of the economic empowerment intervention on adolescents' self-rated health and mental health functioning are revealed and health andmental health functioning were found to be positively associated with each other.
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Integrating Children's Savings Accounts in the Care and Support of Orphaned Adolescents in Rural Uganda
TL;DR: The analyses indicate that poor families in rural Uganda can and do save for their youths if provided with support and incentives and suggest that savings‐related interventions have a place in the care and support of orphaned youths in poor sub‐Saharan Africa.
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Improving antiretroviral therapy adherence in resource-limited settings at scale: a discussion of interventions and recommendations
Jessica E. Haberer,Lora Sabin,K. Rivet Amico,Catherine Orrell,Omar Galárraga,Alexander C. Tsai,Rachel C. Vreeman,Ira B. Wilson,Nadia A. Sam-Agudu,Terrence F. Blaschke,Bernard Vrijens,Claude A. Mellins,Robert H. Remien,Sheri D. Weiser,Elizabeth D. Lowenthal,Michael J. Stirratt,Papa Salif Sow,Papa Salif Sow,Bruce Thomas,Nathan Ford,Edward J Mills,Richard T. Lester,Jean B. Nachega,Bosco M Bwana,Fred M. Ssewamala,Lawrence Mbuagbaw,Paula Munderi,Elvin Geng,David R. Bangsberg +28 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized the recommendations of clinical, research, and public health experts for scalable ART adherence interventions in resource-limited settings and provided practical considerations for program implementation based on evidence from individual studies, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and the World Health Organization Consolidated Guidelines for HIV.